Affinity Group dazzles clients, customers in Times Square
For the second year in a row Affinity Group held a reception during the New York Produce Show. This year’s event took place Tuesday, Dec. 5 at The Knickerbocker in Times Square, and attendees looked out on some of the best views Manhattan offers from the rooftop bar. A large gathering of the company’s clients and customers enjoyed an evening of food, drinks and friends the night before the NYPS trade show opened up.
Kari McCready and Catherine Sumague of naturSource with Neil Brassell of NEB Sales & Marketing, Amanda Sains-Harris of Joolies and Bob McGowan, Tracy Simmonds and Jeanie Sorrentino of Affinity Group.
Jeri Elsasser and Levon Ganajian of Trinity Fruit Co. with Charlotte Avila of Touchstone Pistachio.
Frank Ciammaruconi of Wakefern with Kim Chackal of Equifruit Inc.
Mohini Patel and Smit Patel of Wakefern.
Amanda Sains-Harris of Joolies flanked by Shawn Wilbur and Gary Prusher of Remedy Organics.
Bo Lynch of Shapiro Produce with Anthony DeAngelis and Justin Guibert of Christopher Ranch.
Gary Roselli and Alexa Conciatori of Allegiance Retail Services.
Chris Maganas of Chiquita with Frank Ciammaruconi and Manny Vitabile of Wakefern and Brian Shelmet of Saker Shoprites.
Jamie Failing of Taylor Farms with Tracy Simmonds and Jeanie Sorrentino of Affinity Group.
Jeff Cady (center) of Tops Friendly Markets flanked by Donna Burns and Bob McGowan of Affinity Group.
Neil Brassell of NEB Sales & Marketing with Justin Rowe of Tops Friendly Markets.
Sean Najima, Paul Eastman and Justin Fisher of House Foods.
Brian Gibbons (center) of Highland Park Markets flanked by Bo Lynch and Bryan Ricciardi of Shapiro Produce.
Pierre Dolby and Dan Welk of VegPro International.
Greg Hackenbracht of Tastee Apple and Shane Coughlin of Affinity Retail Services.
Kari McCready of naturSource, Amanda Sains-Harris of Joolies, Neil Brassell of NEB Sales & Marketing and Catherine Sumague of naturSource.
Ryan Beckman
About Ryan Beckman | 
Ryan Beckman was born and raised in New Jersey. After studying creative writing at Rutgers University, he attended SUNY Binghamton and earned his master’s degree in English. The following year he and his wife, Amanda, journeyed to the province of Ontario to spend some time living in Toronto and cheering for the Maple Leafs. Ryan and Amanda now live in New York and spend their evenings staring at their ever-smiling son, Oscar.
Ryan is always looking for a good book to read, is sure to be a few hours behind on sleep and will never stop loving 8-bit games.
